Pontefract driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate
7 Flemming Court, WF10 5HW
Pontefract had a car driving test pass rate of 46.9% from April 2025 to March 2026 (5,544 tests), 3.2 points below the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 3 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 14.7 km and takes around 25 minutes, mostly on B roads (38%) and A roads (28%).
What the practice routes cover
- B roads38%
- A roads28%
- Town and residential roads18%
- Dual carriageways8%
- Country lanes7%
- Other roads1%
On a typical route you'll go through 7 roundabouts and 12 sets of traffic lights.
Roundabouts on several routes
- Cutsyke Road North Roundabout · Roundabout3 of 3 routes
- Cutsyke Road South Roundabout · Roundabout3 of 3 routes
- A639 · Roundabout2 of 3 routes
- A639 Colorado Way / A6196 Whistler Drive · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
- Front Street · Roundabout2 of 3 routes
Roads the routes use most
- A6196 Whistler Drive3 of 3 routes
- B6421 Cutsyke Road3 of 3 routes
- B6134 Park Lane2 of 3 routes
- B6136 Holywell Lane2 of 3 routes
Pass rate
From April 2025 to March 2026, 5,544 car tests were taken at Pontefract and 2,602 passed: a pass rate of 46.9%.
Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Practise these routes
Open the 3 Pontefract routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.
These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 11 October 2026.